Constitution

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6.)The Three branches of government

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5.) Cornell notes pg.163-165

Notes

Every states union republican form of government.
Protect each other against invasion.
Two of the three branch have the powers to reduce the other two branch.
The Legislatures of three fourths of the several States.
The biggest problem the constitution have is what would happen if a state law and a federal law conflicted.
Sometime when a federal law and a state law disagree, the federal law could overpower them.
All laws shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
The Senators and Representatives , the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers is bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support Constitution.
For the constitution to be legal 9 out of 13 states have to approve.
The first state to ratify was Delaware, on December 7, 1787. Almost two-and-a-half years later, on May 29, 1790, Rhodes Island became the last state to ratify the Constitution.

Question

What if the constitution never were written? What kind of government would we have?
What happen if some on else writ the constitution would it make different?
What were the states that agree with the great compromise?
Why it is have to be 9 out of 13 and not like 8 or 7?
Who come up with the constitution?
When was the constitution legally ?
What happen if we didn't have the three branches of government?
What were the states that ratify the constitution?
Why only 9 out of 13 states ratify for the constitution?
What was the whole constitution apply to?

4.) The constitution question

Constitution Search

Answers will be in Article 1 (Legislative), 2 (Executive), or 3 (Judicial)
1. What is the length of a term of office for members of the U.S. House of Representatives? The length of a term of office for members of the U.S. house of Representative is must serve for two year term.
2. How old do you have to be in order to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives? You have to be 35 years old to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
3. Who has the power to propose a law to raise taxes? The legislative branch has the power to raise taxes.
4. Who has the sole of power of impeachment? (kicking someone out of office) The legislative branches have the power to sole of power of impeachment.

5. What is the length of a term of office for members of the U.S. Senate?

The length of term of office for members of the U.S. senate is 6 years term.
6. How old do you have to be in order to be a member of the U.S. Senate?
You have to be 30 years old to be order to be member of the U.S. sanate.
7. Who must approve people, like ambassadors, judges and cabinet members that the president appoints? The senate must approve people, like ambassadors, judges and cabinet members that the president appoints.
8. Who must approve any treaties that are made with foreign countries?
The Senate approves any treaties that are made with foreign countries.
9. Who has the sole power to try impeachments (bring to trial)?
The senate has the sole power to try impeachments.
10. Who can make laws? (legislative powers)
Both the senate and House of Representative can make laws.
11. Who has the power to declare war?
Both the senate and House of Representative can declare war.
12. What can the Congress do if the president vetoes one of their bills?
They can overpower the president votes by 2/3.
13. Who has the power to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution? (answer is in Article 5)
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14. What is the length of a term of office for the president of the United States?
The length term of office fir president of the United States is 4 years.
15. How old do you have to be in order to be president of the United States?
You have to be 35 years old to be president of the United States.
16. Who has the power to approve or VETO laws?
The president has the power to approve or VETO laws.
17. Who has the power to make treaties with foreign countries?
The executive branch has the power to make treaties with foreign countries.
18. Who has the power to nominate judges to the Supreme Court?
The president has the power to nominate judges to the Supreme Court.
19. Who has the power to nominate ambassadors, judges and cabinet members?
The president has the power to nominate ambassador, judges and cabinet member.
20. Who is the Commander in Chief of all U.S. military forces?
The president is the Commander in Chief of all U.S. military forces.
21. What is the length of a term of office for the Justices of the United States Supreme Court?
The length of a term of office for the Justices of the United States Supreme Court is serve for life.
22. Who has the power to review all laws and treaties of the United States?
The executive branch has the power to review all laws and treaties of the United States.
23. Who has the power to settle disputes involving the United States? (When someone sues the government) The supreme power to settle disputes involving the United States.
24. Who has the power to settle disputes between different states?
The federal court has the power to settle disputes between different states.

25. Who presides over any impeachment trial of the president of the United States? (They bang the gavel, call witnesses, etc…)
The judicial branch can over any impeachment trial of the president of the United States.

3.) The Metaphor Great compromise

2.) Cornell notes Pg. 114-124

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Question:

How were the king and queen had their power limited?
What is the magna Carta document about?
Why did the king and queen signed the magna document?
What is Bill of right ?
When was the Bill of right passed?
Did the king and queen happy to agree to get their power lower?
Why didn't the black people get to vote?
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Who wrote the Articles of Confederation?
Why did the people wrote the Articles of Confederation?
When did the congress passed the Northwest Ordinance?
When were the treaty of Paris was signed?
Was it hard to enforce international treaties?

Notes:

Inspiration was English law, the England had limited the power of its kings and queens in two documents.
These were Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.
Magna Carta a document signed by the King John in 1215.
English Bill of rights, passed in 1689, declared the supremacy of Parliament
The people’s representatives had a strong voice in England’s government.
A constitution is a set of basic principles and laws that states the powers and duties of the government.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
This document declared that no person could be forced to attend a particular church or be required to pay for a church with tax money.
Under British rule, only free, white men that owned land could vote.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress would become the single branch of the national government, but it would have limited powers in order to protect the liberties of the people.
Land Ordinance of 1785, which set up a system for surveying and dividing western lands.
Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The ordinance established the Northwest Territory, which included areas that are now in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
It was also difficult to enforce international treaties such as the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
A British official warned against the United States trying to seize the forts by force.
In addition, Britain forced American merchants to pay high tariffs—taxes on imports or exports.
In 1784 Spanish officials closed the lower Mississippi River to U.S. shipping. Western farmers and merchants were furious because they used the Mississippi to send goods to eastern and foreign markets.
These leaders believed that the national government needed to be more powerful.
Farmers could no longer export their goods to the British West Indies. They also had to hire British ships to carry their goods to British markets, which was very expensive.
In 1785 the situation led a British magazine to call the new nation the Dis-United States. As a result of the trade problems with Britain, American merchants began looking for other markets such as China, France, and the Netherlands.
Daniel Shays, led hundreds of men in a forced shutdown of the Supreme Court in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The uprising of farmers to protest high taxes and heavy debt became known as Shays’s Rebellion.
Because of the poor attendance, the participants, including James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, called on all 13 states to send delegates to a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May 1787.

1.) Matrix

Placard Feature Why, this was included in the Articles of Confederation Possible Problem with the feature

A	No chief executive	They were scare that the king would over power them just like the England king.	Lack of leadership from central government. No single leader for the government.
B	Laws needed approval by nine of The thirteen states	Wanted to protect individual states’ power. Fear of a strong central government.	Make new law would have to be agreeable by all nine states instead of majority of seven.
C	Congress did not have the power To tax citizens	The colonists doesn’t want to pay taxes without their approval, they would be like the British taxing them. They would have no right in the government.	States often chose not to pay taxes, and the federal government didn’t have the funds to operate effectively.
D	Congress did not have the power To draft an army. It could only Request tax money from the states.	Fear of a central government with a strong army that might take away citizens’ rights.	The colonists chose not to pay taxes, and the federal government need funds to operate effectively. So, they tax the states.
E	No national court system.	Fear of a central government with a court system that might be unfair to the rights of states	The British didn’t let the colonists have any voice in rather or not they able to have the right in government.
F	Any amendments (changes) to the Articles must be approved by all 13 States	Prevent of changes from one states to have the power to change the law, this way all thirteen states would agree on it.	Nearly impossible to make a change to Articles. Any one of the states could stop an amendment that of the other states wanted.
G	Congress did not have the power to Collect state debts owed to the Federal government.	Fear of a strong central government that could force states to pay for things that they don’t want	The British collect taxes from the colonists without their approval, they scare that the congress would be like British over power them tax them whenever they like.
H	Congress did not have the Power to settle disputes among States.	The British over using their power to control the colonists making it not fair for anyone to have a fair trial, the colonists scare that this would be one again happen.	Disputes among states often could not be resolved. Created disunity among states.

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